Daniela Amodei
Daniela Amodei is the President and Co-founder of Anthropic, the AI safety company behind Claude, one of the most capable and widely deployed large language models in the world. In her role, she oversees research, engineering, product, governance, and commercial execution — making her one of the most operationally powerful figures in the AI industry. Under her leadership, Anthropic has grown into a multi-billion-dollar enterprise, securing landmark partnerships and investments from companies including Google and Amazon, and positioning Claude as a serious competitor in the enterprise AI market. Before co-founding Anthropic in 2021 alongside her brother Dario Amodei and other former OpenAI colleagues, Daniela held senior roles at two of the most consequential technology companies of the past decade. At OpenAI, she served as VP of Operations, helping scale the organization during a critical period of growth. Prior to that, she spent several years at Stripe, where she held business operations roles and developed the operational rigor that would later define her leadership style at Anthropic. While Anthropic is primarily an AI safety and research company rather than a pure AdTech firm, its technology has significant implications for advertising and marketing technology — from AI-powered content generation and personalization to brand-safe AI deployment and enterprise automation. Daniela's influence on how large enterprises adopt and govern AI makes her a consequential figure for the broader technology ecosystem, including AdTech leaders evaluating AI infrastructure and safety standards.
Last updated Sep 26, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment
- Years in industry
- 15 years
Bio
Daniela Amodei is the President and Co-founder of Anthropic, the AI safety company behind Claude, one of the most capable and widely deployed large language models in the world. In her role, she oversees research, engineering, product, governance, and commercial execution — making her one of the most operationally powerful figures in the AI industry. Under her leadership, Anthropic has grown into a multi-billion-dollar enterprise, securing landmark partnerships and investments from companies including Google and Amazon, and positioning Claude as a serious competitor in the enterprise AI market. Before co-founding Anthropic in 2021 alongside her brother Dario Amodei and other former OpenAI colleagues, Daniela held senior roles at two of the most consequential technology companies of the past decade. At OpenAI, she served as VP of Operations, helping scale the organization during a critical period of growth. Prior to that, she spent several years at Stripe, where she held business operations roles and developed the operational rigor that would later define her leadership style at Anthropic. While Anthropic is primarily an AI safety and research company rather than a pure AdTech firm, its technology has significant implications for advertising and marketing technology — from AI-powered content generation and personalization to brand-safe AI deployment and enterprise automation. Daniela's influence on how large enterprises adopt and govern AI makes her a consequential figure for the broader technology ecosystem, including AdTech leaders evaluating AI infrastructure and safety standards.
Career
VP of Operations
OpenAI · 2018-2021
Business Operations
Stripe · 2014-2018
Expertise & education
Expertise
Education
- BA, Neuroscience, Pomona College
Speaking topics
Recognition
Notable achievements
- Co-founded Anthropic in 2021, which reached a valuation exceeding $18 billion within three years
- Secured multi-billion dollar strategic investments from Amazon and Google for Anthropic
- Scaled Anthropic's Claude into a leading enterprise AI assistant competing with GPT-4 and Gemini
- Led commercial and operational growth at OpenAI as VP of Operations during a pivotal expansion period